PDLP Chapter 416 Greed
Chapter 416 Greed
The sun and moon revolve, and time flies by.
That day, Chen Dao stood in front of a tree outside his house and threw a punch.
"boom!"
The fist landed on the tree trunk with a dull thud, and the entire trunk swayed gently, as if it hadn't felt Chen Dao's power.
However, the next moment, with a snap, the upper part of the tree trunk suddenly bent, forming a 90-degree angle with the lower part of the trunk.
However, because of the intact bark holding it together, the tree did not break completely in two; instead, the upper and lower halves remained connected.
"Fifth rank!"
Chen Dao let out a breath. After eating more than a dozen Qi-infused chickens, he finally broke through to the sixth rank and advanced to the fifth rank of martial artist.
However, Chen Dao, who had advanced to the fifth rank, did not show much joy on his face, because...
Chen Dao glanced at Xiao Yuan, who was hanging on his shoulder, looking adorable and carefree, and sighed softly.
He had asked Zheng Qiuyan to search for advanced medicinal herbs for two months, but there was still no news. This inevitably made Chen Dao a little anxious.
Xiao Yuan and the fighting chickens in the village are the guarantee of Chenjia Village's safety and the capital upon which Chenjia Village depends for its survival. Since the advanced medicinal materials for Xiao Yuan and the fighting chickens could not be found, Chen Dao naturally had reason to be anxious.
"Cheng-ge'er".
Chen Dao looked at Chen Cheng behind him. Chen Cheng had also made great progress during this time, having entered the middle-grade realm and now being at the sixth-grade realm. He was cultivating with Chen Dao by consuming Qi-nourishing chicken every day: "Has there been any news from the Zheng family recently?"
"no!"
Chen Cheng shook his head.
"All right!"
Chen Dao sighed inwardly and returned to the house with Chen Cheng.
Meanwhile, inside Qingzhou City, a caravan bearing the character "Zheng" was slowly making its way forward.
Qian Wu, the manager of the Zheng family, walked in front of the truck, frequently looking back at the goods on it.
There was no way around it; although the quantity of this shipment was small, it was far too valuable.
Two months ago, Qian Wu received orders from the Zheng family patriarch and young lady, instructing him to search for several medicinal herbs. Qian Wu originally thought he was looking for ordinary herbs, but unexpectedly... the clan was looking for three herbs he had never even heard of: Fire Spirit Mushroom, Fire Fruit, and Golden Melody Fruit.
After making some inquiries, Qian Wu learned that these three medicinal herbs were used by sixth-rank martial artists and were extremely rare and valuable.
Qian Wu was completely stunned. Sixth-grade medicinal herbs were extremely rare, and these three herbs were not ordinary sixth-grade herbs, but herbs that could help sixth-grade martial artists break through to the fifth grade. They were something that the family head and Han Yue, the master of the Suiyue Martial Arts Hall, and other peak sixth-grade martial artists could not obtain. What merit did Qian Wu have to find such rare medicinal herbs?
But the clan had already given the order, so what could Qian Wu do? He could only do his best to search.
Fortunately, his efforts paid off. After more than a month of inquiries, Qian Wu found out some clues: the White Lotus Sect in Yuezhou sold these three medicinal herbs.
Upon receiving this news, Qian Wu immediately led several skilled members of the Zheng family to Yuezhou, where they successfully purchased two Fire Spirit Mushrooms, two Fire Fruits, and two Golden Melody Fruits from the White Lotus Sect for a large sum of money.
As for how much money that sum of money was... even now, thinking back on it, Qian Wu still feels a pang of regret.
The White Lotus Sect doesn't sell these medicinal herbs cheaply. On average, each herb costs 5000 taels of silver, so six herbs would cost 6 taels. If it weren't for the existence of silver notes, transporting 6 taels of silver to Yuezhou would be a huge problem.
Fortunately, the White Lotus Sect was trustworthy and did not bully its customers, allowing Qian Wu to successfully transport the medicinal herbs back to Qingzhou.
It is worth mentioning that when Qian Wu entered Yuezhou, it was right when the White Lotus Rebellion broke out. Qian Wu witnessed the war between the White Lotus Rebellion and the Yuezhou army, and he also saw the people who were displaced by the war...
It can be said that Yuezhou is now in complete chaos. The White Lotus Sect's army, composed of believers, is not much more disciplined than the imperial army. Just as the imperial army plunders the people, the White Lotus Sect's army does the same.
Qian Wu once witnessed a family being robbed of all their money and food by the White Lotus Army, and even the women in the family were raped...
"I don't know when this chaotic life will end!"
Qian Wu shook his head. The world was becoming more and more chaotic, and it was becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary people to survive. It was only because his team heading to Yuezhou had enough martial artists to protect them that he was able to avoid being robbed by the White Lotus Army.
Qian Wu pulled himself out of his jumbled thoughts and instructed the Zheng family warriors accompanying him, "Keep a close eye on the goods on the vehicle, and don't let anything get lost!"
"Yes!"
The convoy moved slowly forward and soon arrived at the north gate of Qingzhou Prefecture.
"Stop!"
A city guard soldier reached out and stopped Qian Wu's group. Without waiting for their consent, he opened the packages in the car and began to inspect them.
"Sir."
A look of anxiety flashed across Qian Wu's face, and he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
"Choke!"
Another soldier suddenly drew his sword and blocked Qian Wu's path: "Take another step, and you're dead!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Wu stopped in his tracks, staring at the knife held in front of him, his face extremely grim.
The soldier in charge of inspecting the goods showed a hint of surprise on his face.
To conceal the medicinal herbs, Qian Wu loaded the truck with a lot of relatively unimportant goods such as grain. However, the soldier still took a liking to the package at a glance. Although he did not recognize the three medicinal herbs in the package, he knew from the appearance of the fruits that these three herbs were definitely extraordinary.
"what happened?"
The soldier who stopped Qian Wu asked curiously.
Upon hearing this, the soldier inspecting the goods leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Fan Lao Er, this is very likely medicinal material used by martial artists."
Upon hearing this, a glint of greed flashed in Fan Lao Er's eyes. Although he was not a martial artist, he knew that the medicinal herbs used by martial artists were always precious, which greatly fueled his greed.
"You are transporting contraband!"
Fan Lao Er turned to Qian Wu and said righteously, "These goods must be confiscated!"
After saying that, Fan Lao Er didn't care what Qian Wu and the others thought, and directly signaled the soldier inspecting the goods to put away the package containing the medicinal herbs.
Upon seeing this, Qian Wu's expression changed drastically, and he said urgently, "Sir, what we are transporting are normal medicinal herbs, how could they be contraband?"
"Noisy!"
Fan Lao Er waved his hand to interrupt Qian Wu: "If I say it's contraband, then it's contraband!"
Hey!
Qian Wu cursed inwardly and hurriedly took out a few taels of silver from his money bag and stuffed them into Fan Lao Er's hand.
With a flick of his wrist, Fan Lao Er's silver vanished without a trace, like mud disappearing into a sea of cattle. However, even after receiving the silver, Fan Lao Er's tone remained unchanged. He simply said, "Considering how sensible you are, I won't pursue the matter of you transporting contraband. Get lost!"
"you……"
Qian Wu's face turned ashen, and the Zheng family warriors accompanying him reached for their weapons, looking tense and ready to draw their swords.